Backpacker kills dad in e-scooter crash
Alicia Kemp, 25, from Worcestershire, was riding an e-scooter through Perth's CBD while over the legal alcohol limit and carrying a passenger when she struck Thanh Phan, 51.
Mr Phan was rushed to hospital but died from his injuries days later.
Kemp appeared via video link in the Perth Magistrates Court on Monday where she pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing death under the influence of alcohol. Thanh Phan, 51, was fatally struck by e-scooter rider Alicia Kemp, 25, who was over the legal alcohol limit at the time of the crash. ABC Credit: ABC
Prosecutors dropped a dangerous driving causing bodily harm charge.
She was remanded in custody and the matter was moved to the higher District Court where a sentencing date will be set on October 31.
Her lawyer Michael Tudori told media his client was nervous and worried.
'She's a young foreign national girl in our prison,' he said outside court.
'She's relieved that one of the charges has been discontinued, and now she'll just move towards preparing for a sentencing later on in the year for this tragic death.' British backpacker Alicia Kemp, 25, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing death under the influence of alcohol. Tiktok Credit: Supplied
Mr Phan was the first pedestrian to die in WA from an e-scooter incident.
His death prompted local government's in Perth's metro area to suspend e-scooter hire services and a national discussion about e-scooter safety.
Australian Medical Association WA president Michael Page told NewsWire at least one person with major injuries caused by e-scooters presented to the Royal Perth Hospital's trauma unit each day with serious, and often, life altering injuries.
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